Yesterday it was, in New England parlance, a "scorchah!" At one point the exterior thermometer on my car registered 105. And I stood in the hot sun at the farm and picked peas and strawberries. It was grueling. But, as always, worth it!
The share consisted of: 2 heads of lettuce, 1 bowl of arugula, 1 head of bok choi, 1 head of napa cabbage, 5 garlic scapes, 6 scallions, 1 pint strawberries, 1 pint snow peas, 1 quart snap peas, 1 quart shell peas, and herbs (I took another bunch of cilantro). As a little bonus the mallow peas were plentiful and I picked about 1/4 cup. I'm not sure what I'm doing with them yet, but I have them. I kept all the veggies in the car with me so the air conditioning could keep them fresh(er) in that awful heat.
Dinner last night was a strawberry soup, made with mascarpone, mango juice, and honey, with a cilantro pesto on toast and a salad of arugula, lettuce and freshly shelled peas. It was way too hot to cook and, on days like that, a cold meal is often best.
The share consisted of: 2 heads of lettuce, 1 bowl of arugula, 1 head of bok choi, 1 head of napa cabbage, 5 garlic scapes, 6 scallions, 1 pint strawberries, 1 pint snow peas, 1 quart snap peas, 1 quart shell peas, and herbs (I took another bunch of cilantro). As a little bonus the mallow peas were plentiful and I picked about 1/4 cup. I'm not sure what I'm doing with them yet, but I have them. I kept all the veggies in the car with me so the air conditioning could keep them fresh(er) in that awful heat.
Dinner last night was a strawberry soup, made with mascarpone, mango juice, and honey, with a cilantro pesto on toast and a salad of arugula, lettuce and freshly shelled peas. It was way too hot to cook and, on days like that, a cold meal is often best.
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